Con Ed Distributing Dry And Wet Ice In NYC & Westchester

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Con Edison said it will distribute both dry and wet ice at six locations to customers without power due to superstorm Sandy.

There will also have personnel on hand to answer customers’ questions.

Con Ed warns that instructions for safe handling and disposal of dry ice are printed on the bag for those who pick up dry ice. Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide and should be used only in well-ventilated areas. Keep children and pets safely away.

See below for the full list of ice distribution locations:

Brooklyn (dry ice)

Walgreen’s at 532 Neptune Ave. (between W. 5th & 6th Streets)

Bronx (dry ice)

1200 Waters Place at the entrance to the Hutchinson Metro Center

Queens (dry ice)

121-10 Rockaway Blvd.

Staten Island (dry ice)

The entrance to Great Kills Park on Buffalo Street

Westchester County (dry ice)

Yonkers Raceway, 810 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers from 12 – 6 p.m.

Manhattan (wet ice)

Union Square Park, Union Square East and East 17th Street.

The New York Department of Environmental Protection has also set up water-on-the-go drinking fountains at six Manhattan locations: